> the evidence of worldwide testimony of cataclysm demanded _some_ form of explanation.
Yeah, "stuff happens." Wait logn enough and your city will be trashed by *something*. Not exactly a world-shattering realization.
> Lamarck is actually regaining prominence in biology.
Source, please.
> The ID'ers are right, just give them time :)
They've had 4 billion years...
Those ignorant of science are just as likely to fall for Velikovsky as for Ron Hubbard.